Coos teens’ view of family economic stress is tied to quality of relationships at home

AbstractDuring the CoViD-19 pandemic, University students may have suffered from increased anxiety due to interferences in their relationships and in academic requirements, as didactic activities have moved to distance learning systems. However, being surrounded by supportive relationships and being motivated to cultivate personal interests might have decreased anxiety. In this pilot study, we collected the responses of 174 students from Italian University merit colleges to an online questionnaire, investigating their perceived anxiety, the quality of surrounding relationships, whether they were cultivating any personal interests and whether they had spent the period of lockdown in college or at home. Regression analyses indicated that both quality of relationships and personal interests predicted low levels of anxiety (p < 0.001). However, simple slope analyses showed that personal interests were negatively related to anxiety only at medium and high quality of relationships (p < 0.001), while no association was found at low quality of relationships. No differences were found between students who stayed in college or at home. These results suggest that Universities should promote accessibility to relationships and cultivation of personal interests to protect students’ mental health during mass emergencies such as the current pandemic, in the perspective of improving community resilience.

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Quality of Parents' Child-Specific Ability Beliefs Relates to Provision of At-Home Math Experiences

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e565492014-001 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Erica Zippert ◽

Geetha Ramani

Keyword(s):

Ability Beliefs ◽

At Home

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Quality of relationships as social concept: The effect of dyadic-level interaction pattern on romantic relationships

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e633962013-747 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Hiroshi Shimizu ◽

Ikuo Daibo

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationships ◽

Interaction Pattern ◽

Social Concept ◽

Quality Of Relationships

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A Study on the Effects of Transaction Authenticity on the Quality of Relationships and Transaction Performance in the Supply Chain

The Academy of Customer Satisfaction Management ◽

10.34183/kcsma.20.2.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 91-118

Author(s):

Chan Kwon Park ◽

Chae Bogk Kim

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Quality Of Relationships

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Cognitive determinants of community functioning and quality of life in homeless adults with mental illness: 6-year follow-up from the At Home/Chez Soi Study Toronto site

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291721001550 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

K. M. Gicas ◽

C. Mejia-Lancheros ◽

R. Nisenbaum ◽

R. Wang ◽

S. W. Hwang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Functional Outcomes ◽

Verbal Learning ◽

Subjective Quality ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

Homeless Adults ◽

Community Functioning ◽

At Home

Abstract Background High rates of physical and mental health comorbidities are associated with functional impairment among persons who are homeless. Cognitive dysfunction is common, but how it contributes to various functional outcomes in this population has not been well investigated. This study examines how cognition covaries with community functioning and subjective quality of life over a 6-year period while accounting for the effects of risk and protective factors. Methods Participants were 349 homeless adults (mean age = 39.8) recruited from the Toronto site of the At Home/Chez Soi study, a large Canadian randomized control trial of Housing First. Participants completed up to four clinical evaluations over 6 years. Factor scores were created to index verbal learning and memory (vLM) and processing speed-cognitive flexibility (PSCF). The primary outcomes were community functioning and subjective quality of life. Risk factors included lifetime homelessness, mental health diagnoses, medical comorbidity, and childhood adversity. Linear mixed-effects models were conducted to examine cognition-functional outcome associations over time, with resilience as a moderator. Results Better vLM (b = 0.787, p = 0.010) and PSCF (b = 1.66, p < 0.001) were associated with better community functioning, but not with quality of life. Resilience conferred a protective effect on subjective quality of life (b = 1.45, p = 0.011) but did not moderate outcomes. Conclusions Our findings suggest a need to consider the unique determinants of community functioning and quality of life among homeless adults. Cognition should be prioritized as a key intervention target within existing service delivery models to optimize long-term functional outcomes.

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Acceptability, Feasibility and Preliminary Evaluation of a Novel, Personalised, Home-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Chronic Heart Failure (Active-at-Home-HF): a Pilot Study

Sports Medicine - Open ◽

10.1186/s40798-019-0216-x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nduka C. Okwose ◽

Leah Avery ◽

Nicola O’Brien ◽

Sophie Cassidy ◽

Sarah J. Charman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Heart Failure ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Chronic Heart Failure ◽

Physical Activity Intervention ◽

Step Count ◽

Home Based ◽

At Home

Abstract Purpose Less than 10% of heart failure patients in the UK participate in cardiac rehabilitation programmes. The present pilot study evaluated feasibility, acceptability and physiological effects of a novel, personalised, home-based physical activity intervention in chronic heart failure. Methods Twenty patients (68 ± 7 years old, 20% females) with stable chronic heart failure due to reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (31 ± 8 %) participated in a single-group, pilot study assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week personalised home-based physical activity intervention aiming to increase daily number of steps by 2000 from baseline (Active-at-Home-HF). Patients completed cardiopulmonary exercise testing with non-invasive gas exchange and haemodynamic measurements and quality of life questionnaire pre- and post-intervention. Patients were supported weekly via telephone and average weekly step count data collected using pedometers. Results Forty-three patients were screened and 20 recruited into the study. Seventeen patients (85%) completed the intervention, and 15 (75%) achieved the target step count. Average step count per day increased significantly from baseline to 3 weeks by 2546 (5108 ± 3064 to 7654 ± 3849, P = 0.03, n = 17) and was maintained until week 12 (9022 ± 3942). Following completion of the intervention, no adverse events were recorded and quality of life improved by 4 points (26 ± 18 vs. 22 ± 19). Peak exercise stroke volume increased by 19% (127 ± 34 vs. 151 ± 34 m/beat, P = 0.05), while cardiac index increased by 12% (6.8 ± 1.5 vs. 7.6 ± 2.0 L/min/m2, P = 0.19). Workload and oxygen consumption at anaerobic threshold also increased by 16% (49 ± 16 vs. 59 ± 14 watts, P = 0.01) and 10% (11.5 ± 2.9 vs. 12.8 ± 2.2 ml/kg/min, P = 0.39). Conclusion The Active-at-Home-HF intervention is feasible, acceptable and effective for increasing physical activity in CHF. It may lead to improvements in quality of life, exercise tolerance and haemodynamic function. Trial Registration www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT0367727. Retrospectively registered on 17 September 2018.

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Four Perspectives on the Quality of Life of Children at Risk Kept at Home and Removed from Home in Israel

The British Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1093/bjsw/bcp099 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 40 (6) ◽

pp. 1719-1735 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

B. Davidson-Arad

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

At Risk ◽

Children At Risk ◽

At Home

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Oral health related quality of life and it’s related factors of stroke patients at home in Korea

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics ◽

10.1016/j.archger.2015.06.019 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 61 (3) ◽

pp. 523-528 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Eun-Jin Jang ◽

Eun-Kyong Kim ◽

Kyeong-Soo Lee ◽

Hee-Kyung Lee ◽

Youn-Hee Choi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Related Factors ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

At Home

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Systematic review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to improve quality of life of people with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610211002614 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 856-870 ◽

Cited By ~ 116

Author(s):

Claudia Cooper ◽

Naaheed Mukadam ◽

Cornelius Katona ◽

Constantine G. Lyketsos ◽

David Ames ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Coping Strategy ◽

Cognitive Stimulation ◽

Care Homes ◽

Improve Quality ◽

Family Carer ◽

Pharmacological Interventions ◽

People With Dementia ◽

At Home

ABSTRACTBackground: People with dementia report lower quality of life, but we know little about what interventions might improve it.Methods: We systematically reviewed 20 randomized controlled trials reporting the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in improving quality of life or well-being of people with dementia meeting predetermined criteria. We rated study validity with a checklist. We contacted authors for additional data. We calculated standardized mean differences (SMD) and, for studies reporting similar interventions, pooled standardized effect sizes (SES).Results: Pooled analyses found that family carer coping strategy-based interventions (four studies, which did not individually achieve significance; n = 420; SES 0.24 (range 0.03–0.45)) and combined patient activity and family carer coping interventions (two studies, not individually significant; n = 191; SES 0.84 (range 0.54–1.14)) might improve quality of life. In one high-quality study, a care management system improved quality of life of people with dementia living at home. Group Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (GCST) improved quality of life of people with dementia in care homes.Conclusion: Preliminary evidence indicated that coping strategy-based family carer therapy with or without a patient activity intervention improved quality of life of people with dementia living at home. GCST was the only effective intervention in a higher quality trial for those in care homes, but we did not find such evidence in the community. Few studies explored whether effects continued after the intervention stopped. Future research should explore the longer-term impact of interventions on, and devise strategies to increase, life quality of people with dementia living in care homes or at home without a family carer.

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